GILMORE CITY – Gilmore City-Bradgate faculty and staff received playground supervision training and the community celebrated the installation of a safer playground last week through a partnership between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa Association of School Boards and the school district. Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbie, an Emmetsburg Democrat, attended the […]
OTTUMWA – Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the challenger in Iowa’s Second Congressional District, outraised Rep. David Loebsack in third-quarter contributions. Elaborating on financial figures released Wednesday, the Miller-Meeks campaign noted that $8,490 of the $136,977 the campaign raised during the quarter that ended September 30 was designated to retire primary campaign debt. More than 85 […]
OSCEOLA – House District 95 candidate Doug Smith said he would support the Republican blueprint for the 2009 legislative session, which includes freezing property taxes, repealing a $50-million tax hike on small businesses and creating jobs built around renewable energy. “It’s important for voters to know what candidates stand for and I want […]
OTTUMWA — Second Congressional District Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks commended Congress for finally acting to deliver flood relief to Iowans. The Senate is expected to pass the bill today, and Iowans devastated by June flooding will be able to rest easier knowing they will eventually receive relief. “While it’s important that Congress finally acted, […]
OTTUMWA – Second Congressional District Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks issued the following statement today regarding John McCain’s selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate: “John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin is a bold, refreshing decision. It is in contrast to Barack Obama’s play-it-safe choice of Joe Biden that sharply […]
WILMINGTON, DE – When you ask Eric Woolson to describe Joe Biden’s personal weaknesses, his mind always seems to hover over one thing in particular: “He never seemed to carry enough cash with him,” said Woolson, who served as Biden’s Iowa communications director during the senator’s failed bid for the presidency in 1987. “It used […]
Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works, has been selected as a professional volunteer for the Communications and Media Affairs Division of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Woolson is working his third consecutive Republican National Convention. The former Iowa communications director for the George W. Bush for President Campaign in 2000 […]
CEDAR RAPIDS – Reports that the Democratic National Convention’s host committee and staff have avoided paying state and federal fuel taxes “could go a long way toward explaining why that party’s leadership has failed to approve an energy policy that lowers prices for hard-working families and hard-pressed businesses, GOP congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said […]
OSCEOLA – Republican legislative candidate Doug Smith said today that Democratic Gov. Chet Culver’s consideration of a four-day work week in order to reduce state government’s energy costs is “worth a closer look.” “I’m a Republican because we believe in effective, common-sense approaches to issues and challenges but I know my party doesn’t have […]
OTTUMWA – Senate Democratic leaders’ decision to go on recess and delay action on flood relief legislation for Iowa and other Midwest states until at least September reflects “an outrageous lack of leadership and caring,” congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. Miller-Meeks, an Ottumwa Republican, said incumbent David Loebsack’s willingness to quietly accept such […]
